Doudou stood there with his plump little mouth pouted, and the look on his eyebrows that was exactly the same as Ye Shihan's made Su Muer feel dazed for a while. She wished that Ye Shihan was still the same Ye Shihan, who was good to her and loved Doudou.
"Mom, they all say that dad is a bad person and that he betrayed Jitoushan. Doudou can't pretend not to know about this, and Doudou is not a child anymore. I am already six years old. Please tell the truth, mother."
His firm eyes shocked Su Muer. She stood up, took two steps forward, came to him, and touched his little head lovingly,
Although she also doubted Ye Shihan now, she didn't want to tell Doudou that he was still young and he shouldn't harbor these things in his heart.
So, she whispered:
"Doudou is my mother's good son. My mother doesn't know what exactly happened. So after we get through this difficulty on the mountain, my mother will go and investigate and find out. You go back first and spend the next few days."
Don't run around and protect Sister Xiaoqian."
Doudou nodded in understanding, "Doudou understands." He turned around and went out lonely.
Doudou stood at the door and pondered for a while, looking at the sunny sky, he had already made a decision in his heart.
He will not let this matter go. He must investigate clearly. He will never allow others to doubt his father, nor will he allow his father to do anything that harms Jitoushan.
In his heart, the image of his father is extremely tall, and he has always been.
Xiao Mo and a group of soldiers were still leisurely guarding at the foot of Jitou Mountain, as if they expected that Su Mu'er would go down the mountain to find him.
Even if he was ordered not to attack, he would not retreat. It seemed that he wanted to fight the people on Jitou Mountain to the end.
But Su Muer was very anxious. Seeing that the food on the mountain was running out, how could she not be anxious?
Therefore, she decided to go down the mountain and meet General Xiao Mo for a while. She knew that he must be waiting for her.
But when she put forward this suggestion, she was immediately opposed by everyone. The first one who refused was Liu Jin.
"No, if you go down the mountain and are taken as a prisoner, then the brothers will become a bunch of headless flies. This is not okay."
Uncle Wu also shook his head, "Now is the time when the government and bandits are at odds with each other. How can you rashly go down the mountain? If you are caught, Jitoushan will be destroyed."
Listening to everyone's worried words, Su Mu'er held her chin and pondered for a while, and then said:
"I have some connections with that Xiao Mo. He is not that kind of narrow-minded villain. Even if I go down the mountain alone, he will not detain me privately. You can rest assured that I will go and meet him first.
, listen to what his purpose is, and find out whose idea it was to suppress the bandits."
Her meaning was very clear. She wanted to find out whether this matter had anything to do with Ye Shihan.
Although Liu Jin and Uncle Wu still disagreed, Su Muer still wanted to move forward. In order to reassure them, she told them that she would definitely be back before dark.
No one dares not to listen to her words, and no one does not believe her.
So, after careful consideration, Uncle Wu decided to go with her so that he could come up with an idea at a critical moment.
Before leaving, she went to see Doudou. In the past few days, Doudou had been sitting in his room in a daze. He was thinking about his father. He wanted to know whether he betrayed them.
Looking at Doudou who was lying beside the table in a daze, Su Muer took two steps forward, sat in front of him, and gently raised her hand to touch his head.
"Doudou, what are you thinking about?"
Doudou raised his eyes, his big eyes were suddenly misty, but in order not to worry his mother, he quickly showed a big smile.
"Mother, why are you here?"
"Doudou, mother is going down the mountain and will be back before dark. If mother can't come back, take Xiaoqian down from the back mountain and find a way to find your father in the capital. No matter what he does to others,
He will treat you well."
"Mother, you can't go down the mountain. The officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain have surrounded Jitoushan. It's dangerous for you to go down like this."
Su Mu'er took a deep breath, her eyes showing helplessness.
"Mom is the head of this Jitou Mountain. I can't watch these thousands of brothers trapped and die here, so I have to go down, firstly to explore the true and false status of these people, and secondly, to talk to them. I want to know,
Why do we, the people of Jitou Mountain, live our lives so cautiously and yet bring the officers and soldiers of the imperial court here?"
"But..." Doudou's big eyes flashed, he pursed his lips and held back the tears that had reached his eyes, "But what if they don't let my mother come back?"
Seeing Doudou's worried look, she hurriedly shook her head, "No, don't worry Doudou, the person leading the troops this time is Xiao Mo. He is not that kind of sinister and cunning person. Mother believes that even if we can't reach an agreement with him,
, and he wouldn’t do anything to my mother secretly.”
"Mom, do you believe him so much?"
"Yes, mother is right in judging people."
"What about dad? Did mom see it wrong?"
Doudou's words made her silent. She really didn't know how to answer this question.
Ye Shihan, she thought she knew him well. She had experienced so many things with him, and she knew very well that his character was definitely not that insidious villain.
But people always change, and she can't guarantee that he won't change, especially after seeing that heartless letter and the officers and soldiers who came to suppress the bandits.
She laughed at herself, looking at Doudou's childish little face, her heart felt sour.
"Doudou, no matter what, your father is connected with you after all. He will take good care of you. Remember what my mother just said to you. If anything happens, go find him."
After saying that, she stood up, came to Doudou, possessed her, and kissed him gently on the forehead,
"Don't worry, my mother will come back. Just wait at home."
The reason why she told him that she was going down the mountain was because she knew that the child's mind was too mature and his thoughts were different from those of ordinary children.
So no matter what, don't treat him like a child, be honest with him like you would an adult.
After explaining everything, she took Uncle Wu down the mountain.
On the mountain road, her eyes were solemn, and Uncle Wu just followed behind her without saying a word.
This mountain road was quickly covered up after she passed it.
When she arrived at the foot of the mountain, she saw camps and soldiers patrolling everywhere.
Seeing someone coming down from the mountain, the officers and soldiers immediately became alert. Several of them stepped forward with swords in hand,
"who?"
Su Muer's expression remained unchanged as she lightly covered her cloak and said softly:
"Tell General Xiao that Su Mu'er wants to see you."
Hearing this, the official looked her up and down, shook his head, and ordered the other people to look at them while he trotted off to notify Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo was sitting in the camp drinking tea and reading a book at this time, without any preparation for the war.
"General, there is a woman named Su Mu'er who wants to see you."
Su Muer?
Hearing this name, Xiao Mo's lips suddenly pulled out a wry smile, she finally came.
He waved his hand, "Invite her in."
When the official heard this, he hurriedly went to invite Su Muer and Uncle Wu.
Xiao Mo stood up, straightened her clothes, and raised her hand to wipe the dust that seemed to be on her face. Then she walked and sat in the middle of the tent, waiting for the person she longed for to arrive.
When Su Mu'er came in from the door, it was like a breeze that made Xiao Mo's eyes light up. However, as the general who suppressed the bandits this time, he breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed his excitement, raised his hand, and greeted Su Mu'er politely.
bluntly,
"Miss Su, please sit down."
Su Muer sat down without any courtesy, while Uncle Wu stood directly beside her.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Xiao Mo smiled bitterly and clasped his fists,
"I really didn't expect that after so many days, Miss Su, who had no power to restrain a chicken, would actually take the position of the head of Jitoushan. It really surprised Mr. Xiao."
"You know I'm the boss?"
She looked at him in surprise. How could he know if someone in the know hadn't told her? No one around here knew her.
Xiao Mo raised his eyebrows with a proud look on his face.
"Yes, if someone hadn't told me, how could I have known so thoroughly, and how could I have known that the food on Jitou Mountain would not be enough for you for a month at most."
His words made Su Muer even more stunned.
She became more and more suspicious that the person who told him this was Ye Shihan.
But she didn't want to get entangled in this matter at this time, so she went straight to the point.
"I want to know, what is the purpose of General Xiao's visit this time? Is it to kill all the people on Jitou Mountain like me?"
Xiao Mo frowned and looked at her. After a while, he shook his head.
"I also heard that although the people on Jitou Mountain are bandits, they have not done anything evil. So for me personally, I don't want to kill them all, but it is hard to disobey the emperor's order."
The last sentence of the emperor's order was hard to disobey, and Su Mu'er seemed to know the result.
She looked at him and sneered,
"Does the emperor insist on killing the people on Jitoushan? Even if we no longer become bandits? Is he trying to force us into a dead end?"
Seeing her angry look, Xiao Mo shook his head helplessly,
"Miss Su, since you can come down the mountain to see me, you naturally want to seek peace with me, so I might as well show you a clear way to see if you are willing."
Hearing this, although Su Muer didn't have much hope, she still nodded.
"General Xiao, please speak."
Xiao Mo raised his sharp eyes and looked at her. After being silent for a while, he said:
"I have come here several times for two purposes. The first is to annihilate all the bandits on Jitou Mountain, and the second is to bring back a child named Doudou."
"impossible."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Muer yelled angrily, "No matter what, you can't do it."
Xiao Mo waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, Miss Su. Just listen to what I have to say. Although I am the general appointed by the emperor to suppress bandits this time, I can make the decision in private on some matters. After thinking about it for a few days, I think we can each take a step back."
, which is good for everyone."
Su Muer's brows were furrowed. She wanted to hear what Xiao Mo meant by taking a step back.